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AvalonBay Communities Provides Update on Actions Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact


AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) (the "Company") today announced that it has taken various actions to mitigate the effect on its residents, associates and business from the national emergency that has arisen as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

AvalonBay is committed to the health and safety of its associates and residents, and the Company began implementing many new protocols based on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other government-mandated guidelines, including establishing social-distancing procedures and other safety and operating measures. At our communities, AvalonBay has made changes to its daily operations that include the following -

AvalonBay has also adopted certain measures to help mitigate the financial impact arising from the national emergency on its residents that include the following -

To support our associates during this difficult time, the Company has elected to adopt new, temporary leave policies and is providing all regular, full- and part-time associates with up to four weeks of emergency paid leave to use in the event they or their families have been materially impacted by the coronavirus.

In addition to these measures, AvalonBay announced the following ?

Operating Update

2020 Outlook

Recent Capital Activity and Current Liquidity

Investment Activity Update

Other Items

The Company has approximately $68 million of secured debt maturities and amortization remaining in 2020 and approximately $328 million of unsecured and secured debt maturities and amortization in 2021.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company's Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre was 4.6x and Unencumbered NOI was 93%, and 248 of its 262 consolidated operating communities, not including development communities, were unencumbered with a mortgage, providing a substantial source of potential additional liquidity through mortgage financing.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release, including its Attachments, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements, which you can identify by the Company's use of words such as "expects," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "believes," "outlook" and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters, are based on the Company's expectations, forecasts and assumptions at the time of this release, which may not be realized and involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted accurately or that might not be anticipated. These could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that might cause such differences include those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, about which there are still many unknowns, including the duration of the pandemic, the extent of the adverse health impact on the general population and on our residents and employees in particular, its impact on the employment rate and the economy, the extent of governmental responses (including actions such as those that have already occurred and that may vary by jurisdiction, such as mandated business closings; stay-at-home orders for all but essential activities; limits on group activity; and actions to protect residential tenants from eviction), and the impact of new practices we implement in response to the pandemic, such as changes to leasing practices to enable social distancing, adjusted payment terms for residents affected by the pandemic, and extra paid emergency leave for employees affected by the pandemic. These uncertainties could affect many aspects of our business, including our occupancy rate, bad debt experience with residential and retail tenants, ability to complete construction projects on time and within budget, and the ability of counterparties, including vendors, subcontractors and lenders, to fulfill their obligations. Other risks and uncertainties include the following: we may abandon development or redevelopment opportunities for which we have already incurred costs; adverse capital and credit market conditions may affect our access to various sources of capital and/or cost of capital, which may affect our business activities, earnings and common stock price, among other things; changes in local employment conditions, demand for apartment homes, supply of competitive housing products, landlord-tenant laws and other economic or regulatory conditions may result in lower than expected occupancy and/or rental rates and adversely affect the profitability of our communities; delays in completing development, redevelopment and/or lease-up may result in increased financing and construction costs and may delay and/or reduce the profitability of a community; debt and/or equity financing for development, redevelopment or acquisitions of communities may not be available or may not be available on favorable terms; we may be unable to obtain, or experience delays in obtaining, necessary governmental permits and authorizations; expenses may result in communities that we develop or redevelop failing to achieve expected profitability; and our assumptions concerning risks relating to our lack of control of joint ventures and our abilities to successfully dispose of certain assets may not be realize. Additional discussions of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements appear in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 under the heading "Risk Factors" and under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Statements" and in subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

The Company does not undertake a duty to update forward- looking statements and the format and extent of future disclosures may be different from the format and extent of the information contained in this release.

Definitions and Reconciliations

Availability is calculated as the number of apartment homes that are not leased during a specific time period divided by the total number of apartment homes (excluding model apartment homes and apartment homes that have been taken out of service).

Established Communities are consolidated communities where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful, as these communities were owned and had Stabilized Operations, as defined below, as of the beginning of the respective prior year period. Therefore, for 2020 operating results, Established Communities are consolidated communities that had Stabilized Operations as of January 1, 2019, are not conducting or are not probable to conduct substantial redevelopment activities and are not held for sale or probable for disposition within the current year. A community is considered to have Stabilized Operations at the earlier of (i) attainment of 90% physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment.

Like-Term Effective Rent Change represents the percentage change in effective rent between two leases of the same lease term category for the same apartment. The Company defines effective rent as the contractual rent for an apartment less amortized concessions and discounts. Blended Like-Term Effective Rent Change is weighted based on the number of leases meeting the criteria for new move-in and renewal like-term effective rent change. New move-in like-term effective rent change is the change in effective rent between the contractual rent for a resident who moves out of an apartment, and the contractual rent for a resident who moves into the same apartment with the same lease term category. Renewal like-term effective rent change is the change in effective rent between two consecutive leases of the same lease term category for the same resident occupying the same apartment.

EBITDA, EBITDAre and Core EBITDAre are considered by management to be supplemental measures of our financial performance. EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income or loss attributable to the Company before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDAre is calculated by the Company in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), as EBITDA plus or minus losses and gains on the disposition of depreciated property, plus impairment write-downs of depreciated property, with adjustments to reflect the Company's share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated entities. Core EBITDAre is the Company's EBITDAre as adjusted for noncore items outlined in the table below. By further adjusting for items that are not considered part of the Company's core business operations, Core EBITDAre can help one compare the core operating and financial performance of the Company between periods. A reconciliation of EBITDA, EBITDAre and Core EBITDAre to net income is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Q419
Net income

 

167,671

 

Interest expense, net, inclusive of loss on extinguishment of debt, net

 

54,190

 

Income tax expense

 

1,825

 

Depreciation expense

 

171,364

 

EBITDA

$

395,050

 

 
Gain on sale of communities

 

(256

)

Joint venture EBITDAre adjustments

 

(2,079

)

EBITDAre

 

392,715

 

 
Gain on other real estate transactions

 

(65

)

Lost NOI from casualty losses covered by business interruption insurance

 

265

 

Business interruption insurance proceeds

 

(527

)

Advocacy contributions

 

50

 

Severance related costs

 

60

 

Development pursuit write-offs and expensed transaction costs, net

 

2,093

 

For-sale condominium marketing and administrative costs

 

1,286

 

Asset management fee intangible write-off and other joint venture losses

 

52

 

Legal settlements

 

(2,221

)

Core EBITDAre

$

393,708

 

 

Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre is calculated by the Company as total debt (secured and unsecured notes and the Company's variable rate unsecured credit facility) that is consolidated for financial reporting purposes, less consolidated cash and cash in escrow, divided by annualized fourth quarter 2019 Core EBITDAre, as adjusted. A calculation of Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Total debt principal (1)

$

7,355,371

 

Cash and cash in escrow

 

(127,614

)

 
Net debt

$

7,227,757

 

 
Core EBITDAre

$

393,708

 

 
Core EBITDAre, annualized

$

1,574,832

 

 
Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre

4.6 times

 
(1) Balance at December 31, 2019 excludes $8,610 of debt discount and $32,742 of deferred financing costs as reflected in unsecured notes, net, and $14,464 of debt discount and $3,265 of deferred financing costs as reflected in notes payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 

Unencumbered NOI as calculated by the Company represents NOI generated by real estate assets unencumbered by outstanding secured notes payable as of December 31, 2019 as a percentage of total NOI generated by real estate assets. The Company believes that current and prospective unsecured creditors of the Company view Unencumbered NOI as one indication of the borrowing capacity of the Company. Therefore, when reviewed together with the Company's Interest Coverage, EBITDA and cash flow from operations, the Company believes that investors and creditors view Unencumbered NOI as a useful supplemental measure for determining the financial flexibility of an entity. A calculation of Unencumbered NOI for the year ended December 31, 2019 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Full Year
2019

 
Net income

$

786,103

 

Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income

 

83,008

 

Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries

 

4,991

 

Interest expense, net

 

203,585

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt, net

 

602

 

General and administrative expense

 

58,042

 

Joint venture (income) loss

 

(8,652

)

Depreciation expense

 

661,578

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

13,003

 

Gain on sale of communities

 

(166,105

)

Gain on other real estate transactions

 

(439

)

For-sale condominium marketing and administrative costs

 

3,812

 

NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale

 

(12,318

)

NOI

$

1,627,210

 

Established:
New England

$

164,977

 

Metro NY/NJ

 

291,662

 

Mid-Atlantic

 

207,091

 

Pacific NW

 

82,186

 

No. California

 

280,216

 

So. California

 

291,340

 

Total Established

 

1,317,472

 

Other Stabilized

 

202,445

 

Redevelopment

 

83,052

 

Development

 

24,241

 

NOI

$

1,627,210

 

 
 
Full Year 2019
NOI
NOI for Established Communities

$

1,317,472

 

NOI for Other Stabilized Communities

 

202,445

 

NOI for Redevelopment Communities

 

83,052

 

NOI for Development Communities

 

24,241

 

NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale

 

12,318

 

Total NOI generated by real estate assets

$

1,639,528

 

NOI on encumbered assets

 

109,454

 

NOI on unencumbered assets

$

1,530,074

 

 
Unencumbered NOI

 

93

%

 

About AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 297 apartment communities containing 86,846 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 22 communities were under development and two communities were under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas primarily in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States. More information may be found on the Company's website at http://www.avalonbay.com.


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